Project Gutenberg 2009-04-05 Public domain in the USA. 313 Klein, Charles 1867 1915 Hornblow, Arthur 1865 1942 09029769 The Third Degree: A Narrative of Metropolitan Life E-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, Mary Meehan, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Third Degree: A Narrative of Metropolitan Life" by Charles Klein and Arthur Hornblow is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story is centered around Howard Jeffries, a young man grappling with his failures in life, particularly his struggle with alcoholism and the repercussions of marrying a woman from a lower social class. The narrative delves into themes of ambition, social status, and personal redemption against the backdrop of bustling urban life in New York City. The opening of the novel presents Howard Jeffries at a low point, lost in the midday rush of the city, reflecting on his dismal state as he searches for work. Once a promising graduate with a bright future, Howard is now a failure in his own eyes, burdened by his past mistakes and the fallout from his marriage to Annie, a waitress. As he confronts feelings of shame, disappointment, and envy towards the industrious crowds around him, the reader learns about his estrangement from his wealthy family and the challenges of providing for his wife. His interactions with other characters, including old classmates and acquaintances, hint at the complications of his life choices and set the stage for the unfolding drama of personal and social conflicts. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en City and town life -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 435300 2025-08-11T15:06:04.069057 text/html 440877 2009-04-05T17:32:07 text/html 406306 2025-08-11T15:06:13.355528 application/epub+zip 408594 2025-08-11T15:06:07.608053 application/epub+zip 228241 2025-08-11T15:06:06.281061 application/epub+zip 695659 2025-08-11T15:06:17.785522 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 670100 2025-08-11T15:06:12.315522 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 401665 2022-09-13T09:31:40.669407 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 410989 2025-08-11T15:06:02.905026 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 410656 2021-01-04T22:46:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 410666 2021-01-04T22:46:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20463 2025-08-11T15:06:17.922488 application/rdf+xml 20902 2025-08-11T15:06:06.795046 image/jpeg 4312 2025-08-11T15:06:06.539012 image/jpeg 153586 2021-01-04T22:46:13 application/octet-stream application/zip 302771 2021-01-04T22:46:13 application/octet-stream application/zip 153562 2021-01-04T22:46:13 application/octet-stream application/zip 394621 2025-08-11T15:06:04.111045 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia